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The Shimmings, Guildford

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Shimmings, Guildford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/guildford/the-shimmings/

House prices, sold prices and local information for GU1 2NQ, GU1 2NG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£356,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£399,310
21 sales
Price range
£300k – £504k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jun 2026
GU1 2NQ

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At a glance

House prices£356k average42% below the Guildford average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkLondon Road (Guildford) station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

21 property sales on The Shimmings, Guildford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £356,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £402,026. That is 42% below the Guildford average of £614,565 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 90% flat, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Shimmings range from £300,000 to £504,000. Every home sold here was sold leasehold. Of 228 streets in Guildford with at least two sales in the last year, The Shimmings ranks 187th for average price.

House prices on The Shimmings compared

The Shimmings£356,000
GU1 postcode area£600,735
Guildford£614,565
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all GU1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £440,000 (1 sales)2016£440k2017: £382,500 (2 sales)2017£383k2018: £340,000 (1 sales)2018£340k2019: £421,667 (3 sales)2019£422k2020: £335,000 (1 sales)2020£335k2021: £390,000 (3 sales)2021£390k2022: £475,000 (1 sales)2022£475k2023: £455,500 (2 sales)2023£456k2024: £423,333 (3 sales)2024£423k2025: £351,250 (2 sales)2025£351k2026: £356,000 (2 sales)2026£356k

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat19£402,02627 Mar 2026
Detached2£373,50022 Jun 2026

Sold prices on The Shimmings

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
41, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 22 Jun 2026£407,000 DetachedLeasehold
42, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 27 Mar 2026£305,000 FlatLeasehold
32, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 23 Jul 2025£317,500 FlatLeasehold
59, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 14 May 2025£385,000 FlatLeasehold
46, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 11 Dec 2024£465,000 FlatLeasehold
24, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 9 Dec 2024£390,000 FlatLeasehold
48, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 30 Apr 2024£390,000 OtherLeasehold
19, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 23 Feb 2024£415,000 FlatLeasehold
17, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 3 Nov 2023£407,000 FlatLeasehold
30, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 26 May 2023£504,000 FlatLeasehold
30, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 21 Apr 2022£475,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 9 Jun 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
7, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 10 May 2021£300,000 FlatLeasehold
57, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 25 Feb 2021£435,000 FlatLeasehold
36, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 15 Sep 2020£335,000 FlatLeasehold
60, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 10 Sep 2019£435,000 FlatLeasehold
46, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 4 Feb 2019£440,000 FlatLeasehold
55, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 1 Feb 2019£390,000 FlatLeasehold
6, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 26 Oct 2018£320,000 FlatLeasehold
53, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 3 Aug 2018£340,000 DetachedLeasehold
52, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 6 Oct 2017£400,000 FlatLeasehold
27, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 28 Jul 2017£365,000 FlatLeasehold
25, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 26 Jul 2017£400,000 FlatLeasehold
57, The Shimmings GU1 2NQ 25 Nov 2016£461,500 FlatLeasehold
22, The Shimmings GU1 2NG 28 Oct 2016£440,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
46, The Shimmings £440,000 (Feb 2019) → £465,000 (Dec 2024) +6%
over 6 yrs
30, The Shimmings £475,000 (Apr 2022) → £504,000 (May 2023) +6%
over 1 yr
60, The Shimmings £435,000 (Sep 2019) → £435,000 (Jun 2021) +0%
over 2 yrs
57, The Shimmings £461,500 (Nov 2016) → £435,000 (Feb 2021) -6%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near The Shimmings

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Tormead School 786 pupils Other independent school Inter- / non- denominational 4–18 Report 0.3 mi
Boxgrove Primary School 646 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
George Abbot School 1,927 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Guildford High School 1,027 pupils Other independent school Christian 4–19 Report 0.6 mi
St Peter's Catholic School 1,360 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Merrow Junior School 209 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.9 mi
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School 368 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • London Road (Guildford) station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Guildford station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Shalford (Surrey) station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Tormead Road (NE-bound, Tormead Road) 1 min walk
  • Boxgrove Lane (opp, Boxgrove Road) 2 min walk
  • Duncan Drive (NE-bound, Duncan Drive) 2 min walk
  • Boxgrove Lane (adj, Boxgrove Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Austen Road Surgery
    1 Austen Road, Guildford · 0.6 mi
  • St. Luke's Surgery
    Warren Road, Guildford · 0.7 mi
  • Merrow Park Surgery
    Kingfisher Drive, Guildford · 1.0 mi
  • Dapdune House Surgery
    Dapdune House, Wharf Road, Guildford · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Guildford - Connaught House · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Guildford Burpham London Rd · 0.9 mi
  • Cook Cook Guildford · 0.9 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Merrow Guildford · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi
  • Merrow Park Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Guildford Orthodontics · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • Northdene Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned85.7%62.5%
Private rented14.0%20.3%
Social rented0.3%17.1%
Households652

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.0%64.1%
Aged 65+21.2%18.6%
Residents1,729

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks88%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Guildford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Shimmings

Ethnic group

HereGuildford
White79.3%86.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh11.4%6.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%3.1%
Other ethnic group3.5%1.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%1.5%

Religion

HereGuildford
Christian49%48.2%
No religion34.5%39.6%
Not answered6.9%7%
Hindu4.1%1.4%
Muslim3.7%2.2%
Other religion0.7%0.5%
Buddhist0.6%0.7%
Sikh0.4%–

Country of birth

HereGuildford
Born in the UK75.4%80.9%
Born outside the UK24.6%19.1%

Highest qualification

HereGuildford
Level 4 qualifications and above63.9%44.1%
Level 3 qualifications12.7%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications9.9%11.3%
No qualifications5.7%11.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.2%7.2%
Apprenticeship2.1%3.9%
Other qualifications1.4%2.3%

General health

HereGuildford
Very good health60.5%54.8%
Good health29.7%32.5%
Fair health8.8%9.5%
Bad health0.6%2.5%
Very bad health0.3%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereGuildford
2 cars or vans in household39.6%33.6%
1 car or van in household39%38.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household14.7%13.8%
No cars or vans in household6.7%13.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Guildford.

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